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“Other developments in the domestic and global economy will also be observed, and the MPC stands ready to take additional measures as necessary,” CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge said/COURTESY
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 19 – Kenyans will now borrow at lower interest rates after the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK...

“The dalliance with His Excellency Raila Odinga will no doubt give Uhuru Kenyatta ample time to concentrate on initiating new development projects,”Sossion said/FILE
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 19 – Trade unions in the country on Monday termed the unity pact between President Uhuru Kenyatta and National...

The NASA co-principals at their last Summit following President Uhuru Kenyatta’s meeting with Raila/FILE
KITUI, Kenya, Mar 19 – Three NASA co-principals Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetangula have reiterated the call for all-inclusive dialogue with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Speaking...

The artiste has been charged with three counts of ethnic contempt which he’s denied/CFM
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 19 – Controversial Gatundu South lawmaker Moses Kuria has secured the release of an artiste accused of composing a song that demeans the Kamba Community.
Kuria has paid Sh250,000 cash bail...

The three were arrested on Friday in Kwale aboard a bus bound for Mombasa/CFM
MOMBASA, Kenya, Mar 19 – Three Tanzanian nationals were on Monday charged with trafficking heroine worth Sh30 million before a Mombasa Court.
Hussein Massoud, Othmani Hamisi and Mwenda Hamisi pleaded not guilty before...

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) on Monday observed that delays in setting up the Restorative Justice Fund had hindered settlement of reparation claims/FILE
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 19 – A Restorative Justice Fund is yet to materialize three years after President Uhuru Kenyatta...

The students took to the streets to demand for the transfer of principal Agnes Njeri/CFM
NYERI, Kenya, Mar 19 – The Nyeri National Polytechnic has been closed indefinitely after students went on strike demanding transfer of the principal, Agnes Njeri.
Addressing the students Monday afternoon, the...

The three ferries were withdrawn to facilitate repairs/COURTESY
MOMBASA, Kenya, Mar 19 – Mombasa residents are up in arms over the inconvenience caused by the withdrawal of three ferries at the Likoni crossing.
Speaking to Capital FM News, Kenya Ferry Services Communications Officer Harun Mutiso...

Edith Nyenze is looking to succeed her late husband Francis Nyenze as the Kitui West MP/COURTESY
KITUI, Kenya, Mar 19 – NASA principals Kalonzo Musyoka, Moses Wetangula and Musalia Mudavadi are out on the campaign trail ahead of the Kitui West by-election next week.
The three leaders who will be...

A team of engineers and a contractor, the Authority said in a statement, would remain on site for monitoring purposes/KeNHA
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 19 – The Kenya National Highways Authority has restored traffic flow on the Narok-Mai Mahiu stretch of road following the recurrence of a break on Monday...

In its 2018 World Water Development Report, the UN calculated that an estimated 3.6 billion people live in areas where water can be scarce at least one month per year/AFP-File
PARIS, France, Mar 19 – Governments should focus on “greener” policies to improve the supply and quality of water as...

The task force has been engaging with stakeholders as well as undertaking a fact-finding survey on forest resources/FILE
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 19 – Environment Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko is Monday set to receive an interim report by the taskforce set to look into the forest resources,...

In the meantime the Authority is exploring the area to create a traffic diversion should the problem persist/FILE
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 19 – Traffic on a section of the Mai Mahiu-Suswa road has been disrupted again after a volcanic fault line dipped.
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) on...

The 10-day closure of the Nairobi and Central registries will enable digitization of all records with operations resuming on April 3, 2018/FILE
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 19 – The Ministry of Lands will close the Nairobi and Central registries at Ardhi House and banking halls for 10 days starting Monday...

President Kenyatta has a word with Charge D’affaires Anthony Mwaniki at the entrance of the newly opened Kenyan Embassy in Havana, Cuba/PSCU
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 19 – President Uhuru Kenyatta jetted back into the country Monday morning after a landmark State visit to Cuba that steered bilateral...

the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) Secretary General Constantine Wasonga said that the court should have been specific and indicated whether they should engage in negotiations or conciliation/CFM NEWS
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 18 – University lecturers have defied a directive by the Employment...

President Kenyatta, who is on a State visit to Cuba, said President Xi’s re-election has fully demonstrated the strong confidence of the Chinese people in his vision and wisdom in the governance of China and international affairs/FILE
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 18 – President Uhuru Kenyatta has...

The Met department estimates heavy rains to continue to the end of the month/CFM
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 18 – The National Environment Management Authority has issued a notice to developers in low-lying areas along Nairobi River, River Athi and Athi Plains including Kajiado and Isinya to put in place...

Former President Daniel Arap Moi returned last evening/FILE/PSCU
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 18 – Former President Daniel Arap Moi returned home last evening after a medical trip to the State of Israel.
The former president touched down at JKIA shortly after 8pm and proceeded to his residence at Kabarnet...